February 05, 1846

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Features

Electro Magnetic Engine

Humbuggery

American Mechanics

Gladness

Steaming and Drying Wood

An Up-and-Down Government

A Child's Faith

Departments

Departments

An Irish Letter

I'll See you in the Morning

The Faults of Man

The Art of Painting

Galvanism

Variety

What is Faith ?

Literary Notices

The snow

Hail to the Cause!

General Agents

List of Letters

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